BASIN: Water Quality Index for May, 2006 at Boulder Creek at Orodell


	City of Boulder/USGS Water Quality Monitoring
	Water Quality Index for May, 2006 at Boulder Creek at Orodell

Grade A For May, 2006 the WQI rating at Boulder Creek at Orodell (BC-ORO) was Excellent (A) due to a WQI value of 92.50. The chart below details the WQI calulations at this site. See the detailed explanation of the WQI method for more information.

Parameter	Unit	Parameter Value	Q-value	Weight Factor	Total
DO%	% sat	104.20	98.68	0.17	16.77
Fecal Coliform	#/100 mL	Data Unavailable
pH	pH	7.15	90.66	0.11	9.97
Total Phosphate	mg PO4/L	0.04	97.26	0.10	9.73
Nitrates	mg NO3/L	Data Unavailable
Turbidity	NTU	5.40	84.10	0.08	6.73
Total Solids	mg/l	93.00	83.23	0.07	5.83
Totals (factors, total)				0.53	49.03
Adjusted WQI					92.50

The WQI is computed by converting measured Water Quality Parameters to "Q-Values" using charts developed by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) water quality scientists. The Q-Values are then multiplied by a weighting factor based on the importance of that water quality parameter. These values are totaled and then divided by the sum of the weight factors.

WQI at Upstream Station: North Boulder Creek at Boulder Falls

WQI at Downstream Station: Boulder Creek at Eben G. Fine Park

WQI for April at this station

WQI for June at this station

Return to WQI map for May

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